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"The fairground staff were doing maintenance on the ride when the car flew off it. Luckily nobody was on it at the time.

"My mum saw what was happening and managed to drag Tayla partially out of the way, so it was just her leg that was hit.

"If she hadn't been so quick to respond Tayla could have been killed. There were babies in prams nearby too. It makes you feel sick to think what could have happened.

"Tayla was in a lot of pain and was in hysterics. But staff didn't close the fair down and as far as we know it was still open the next day. It's horrendous."

Merseyside police were called to the scene and ordered staff to close the ride involved.

Tayla's mum Nikki, 27, of Leasowe, added: "Tayla is recovering at home now, but she gets very upset if she talks about what happened. We want to warn people about it. It could have been so much worse."

An investigation has been launched by the local Health and Safety Executive but the fair, run by Manchester-based Mega Value Fun Parks, is still operating.

Fair organiser Alan Cowie said: "We would like to extend our sincere apologies to the little girl and her family and we hope she makes a speedy recovery.

"The last thing we want is for someone to get hurt at one of our fairs when they have come to enjoy themselves.

"Nobody was on the ride at the time and we shut it down immediately after the incident. The Health and Safety Executive were on-site on Sunday and it would be inappropriate to comment further until they have completed their investigation.

"But we want to get to the bottom of why this happened and we are doing all we can to assist them."